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Briggs Family History
Briggs Genealogy & Family TreeBriggs is an English surname from Yorkshire, England, from the 13th Century. It comes from the Old Norse word bryggja which means "bridge." The earliest known ancestors--Hugh and Roger ate Brugge--were recorded in 1273. The family motto is Fortiter et Fideliter which means "Boldly and faithfully."
Other spellings include "Brigg" and "Brigge." Notable people with the surname include American football player Bill Briggs (Washington Redskins), English actor Nicholas Briggs (Doctor Who, Adulthood, The Corridor Sketch), and American football player Lance Briggs (Chicago Bears). The first Briggs to come to America was Clement Briggs in Massachusetts in 1621.
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Briggs Birth Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- Catherine Briggs -- --, 1635 February 6, 1687 Rhode Island
- Ona Laura Briggs -- --, 1904 January 19, 1931 Missouri
- Jabez Briggs -- --, 1746 December 0, 1828 Massachusetts
- Catherine Briggs -- --, 1819 February 17, 1899 Pennsylvania
- Harold Gladstone Briggs -- --, 1904 April 8, 1957 Oregon
Briggs Death Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- Mary E. Briggs -- --, 1833 June 3, 1923
- Amanda Gray Briggs -- --, 1831 November 4, 1901 Pennsylvania
- James Clayborn Briggs -- --, 1836 December 0, 1879 Tennessee
- John Wilbur Briggs -- --, 1879 July 16, 1970 Arkansas
- George Houston Briggs -- --, 1848 January 7, 1923 Arkansas
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